The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-23
WILL NOT SUBMIT.
o'BrIen Refuses to be Treated as
Common Prisoner.
coercive Measures Useless Against
the National Movement.
Robber oacoIts and Their Depreda-
tions In Burmah.

niDleihs the holdlng OF any public meetings
during the setting Of the police court, stating
that any meeting held in violation Of this
prohibition will be forcibly dispersed. Cop
les Of the proclamation have been ser, ed on
Mr.. John Dillsn, NJ. p. and Mr.. Thomas p.
McCondon, Home Rule member Of the
House OF Commons for East Tipperary, both
OF whom are now In Mitchellstown. Mr..
DlllOn mas declared his willingness to ad-
dfess pu0llc meeting and TO repeat Mr..
" briens $ conduct, In spite Of the govern
ment. Apublie meeting Is being arranged
70 hear addresses from Mr.. Dillon and Mr..
McCondou. conflict Is feared II the Ma
tionallsts persist In carrying out their inten-
lions;
Threatened Resignation.
VIM. Evelyn, Conservative member for
Deptford, threatens TO resign rather than 10
support the governments cruel measures in
Deplored by Gladstone.
Mr.. Gladstone has written a letter to a
Glasgow Liberal, In which he deplores the
grave acts of the Irish police against the
people Of Mitchellstown. and. what is still
graver, the approval OF those acts by the
government He continues: ~ trust the
country will not be slow to condemn that in
decent approval, given without awaiting the
result OF the inquiry, and thereby discourage
Tepetitlon OF proceedings II was eminently
calculated to promote"
Distracted Burmah.
Advices from Burmah state that the Da-
colts are again breaking out in the neighbor-
hood OF Rangoon. and troublesome times are
again feared. The period Of tranquility has
apparently been used for recruiting their
numbers and for the development Of a series
Of, plans by which they have reused the
whole vicinity Of Lower Burmah. Only
few days ago band attacked the transport
lines two miles from Minbu, making a bold
attempt TO burn some buildings. They were,
however. foiled in this endeavor, being
beaten on by the guard and afterwards pur-
body OF police marching from Nayotha TO
Myingyan was attacked by Dacoits,
who were Iepulsed with the loss OF
four killed. On the same day the Dacolts
burned Burmese police post, situated about
IL miles from Myingyan, when they were
pursued by the cavalry. They escaped into
the dense Jungle. The whole Yaw country
continues much disturbed, and frequent
raids have been made into the surrounding
district. The present depredations are the
most terrible, killing and plundering any
lonely traveller who falls into their hands.
and utterly defying apprehension by making
good their flight either to the Jungle or TO the
mountains, where II is impossible for white
AASh w AVhOWs lut ulOuubdln IhsLutSst5 Oh
the Gurnadanng range contain many a secret
Oh the Daeoits, who here hold high revel after
each successful raid. Here no enemy can
reach them, and even II the soldiers were
guided 70 their lalrs, the robbers could easily
defend themselves against much superior
force, owing TO the admiral natural deienees
anorded by the mountains. General Low
and his brigade, assisted by the police, are
continually on the alert to surprise the
marauders, and lose no opportunity Of at
lacking OF pursuing them. An organized ef-
fort to hunt out the Daeoits win soon be
made, but II Is feared that Il will not result
In great success. The inhabitants Of the
smaller towns and villages are In a constant
state OF alarm. and the soldiers stand ready
a. any moment TO pursue and properly chas-
tise the desperadoes.
Cold Comfort for the Farmers.
Lord Randolph Churchill addressing
meeting Of farmers at York said the present
low prices OF wheat were ruinous to the
farmer. As politician he had not grain
Oh comfort TO offer them: rhs'British farmer
growing wheat, he said, did not Senm %
know when he was beaten. Lord Randolph
Churchill said he fOresaw nothing that was
likely to cause a rise In the price of wheat
snfiieient to afford profit TO the grower.
The foreign imports were iIlimltable not
from America only, but from other sources.
The farmers Of England should realize
thoroughly that India Is tremendous
granary and will continue to pour into the
English market increasing quantities OF
tions Of farming should prepare all persons
Interested in agriculture to adapt themselves
to changes.
To Encourage o'Brien.
CORK, Sept. 22.-William O'Brien states
that in event Of his being sentenced 70 I'm
prisonment he will absolutely refuse to wear
the prison garb or 10 perform meuial offices,
as protest against the treatment Of political
prisoners as common culprits. The Mayor
ana political authorities, clergymen and
other distinguished residents OF Cork will.
attend the trial of O'Brien In order 10 show
their sympathy with him.
coercIve Measures Useless.
An enormous crowd welcomed the English
home rule deputation at Cork yesterday. The
Mayor, Mr.. Davitt and many prominent citi-
zens escorted the visitors to the hotel, where
Davitt made speech No coerclve meas
ures, he said. would stop the progress Of the
national movement. The Balfour govern
ment would find this winter that while 1t
was easy to issue proclamations II was diff
cult TO suppress the people belonging TO the
National League. IL might be necessary to
uphold the right Of meeting and freedom OF
speech by the handy black-thorns II Bal
Tours myrmid0ns resOrted to more deadly
weapons than batons, the manhood Of Ire
land would be perfectly justified iu doing
likewise.
Justin Mccarthy, speaking today in South
worth, England, said no man In his senses,
not even Smith or Balf0ur, could conceal
from himself the fact that the home rule
question was settled, and that IL only re-
mained to arrange the terms.
MoonIlghters' Work.
At the inquiry yesterday, at Galway, into
the killing Of Constable Wheelham by moon
lighters, the widow Sexton, the mother Of
the farmer whose house was attacked by the
prisoners, stated that after the ban OF the
league bad been placed ON them they could
not get food or other necessaries Of life in
the locality; that nobody was permitted 10
work for them; and that she was watched
necessarily In order that people might he
prevented from speaking TO her She ldenti-
ned only one OF the seven prisoners, having
seen him pun his mask or his face at the
time OF the attack.
Dayltt Sails Under Orders.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 22.-Miehael DavItt
boarded the steamship Britannia today for
New York. His doctors ordered an ocean
journey. The visit will be strictly private,
as Mr.. Davitt proposes 10 make no public ap-
pearanee In the United States. He wants as
much rest as he can possibly get. Mr.. Davitt
says that the order Tor the suppression OF
the League will neither intimidate members
nor in the least degree set back the popular
movement.
Plucky Irish Editors.
DUBLIN, Sept. 22.-The weekly National
lst papers throughout Ireland. publish the
usual reports Of the proceedings Of the yari-
Gus local branches Of the League, despite the
fact that under the terms OF the new crimes
act, the editors are liable to Imprisonment
for so doing.
The Lord Mayor Of Dublin has issued an
appeal for funds 10 defend and sustain n
large numder of political prisoners expected
soonto be In jail under the coercion act.
Foreign Notes.
During Tuesdays festival in Rome four
bombs were thrown In front of the Vatican.
One entered the papal barracks.
The successor to the Prefect OF Messina,
who recently died Of cholera, has also sue
cumbed to the scOurge
Steamer Atlas, from New York, has arrlv-
ed on Fastnett, with the disabled steamer
Chateau MOrgaux in tow.
The British steamer Romeo, from New
Orleans for ROuen, grounded at Veleguier
and eapsized. The engineer and fireman
were drowned, and six Of the crew and seven
passengers are missing.
The coroner's jury In the railway collision
on the Midland Railway yesterday rendered
a verdict Of manSlaughter against Iaylor,
the engine driver, and the fireman OF the ex-